HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 16-12RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 16-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT ADOPTING AN
ENERGY POLICY
WHEREAS, the District is a resource recovery agency, which is concerned with
energy conservation and energy creation; and
WHEREAS, the District is committed to providing resilient and reliable service
recovering resources and protecting public health and the environment; and
WHEREAS, the District creates energy from the organic residual solids collected
in the sewage it receives in the form of biogas created by its anaerobic digestion
processes; and
WHEREAS, the District has in place the infrastructure to convert biogas into 18
MW of electricity, process heat, and occupied building cooling, and that energy production
is currently constrained by a lack of biogas; and
WHEREAS, the District utilizes more energy than is currently created in the form
of biogas; and
WHEREAS, the District has an active research program investigating
improvements to energy efficiency and energy conversion from organic solids, including
the potential to receive additional organic material from non-sewage sources; and
WHEREAS, the District is concerned with the stability of the electrical and natural
gas supply systems in Southern California, which are experiencing large shifts in supply,
from nuclear to gas-fired generation, and experiencing natural gas storage and delivery
issues; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to create an Energy Policy to provide
guidance to staff regarding how to focus its limited research and project implementation
resources to maximize reliability and efficiency in energy utilization and recovery.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation District,
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER:
Section 1: Adoption of Policy. The Board of Directors hereby adopts the Energy
Policy:
The District strives to be energy independent by minimizing energy utilization and
maximizing useful energy recovery from the sewage it receives. Energy independence
supports the District's primary mission by providing resilient, reliable operations at the
lowest cost and environmental impact. Priority will be given to increasing the useful
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energy conversion and internal use of its biogas. Once the District's energy needs are
met, excess renewable energy may be sold to support the electrical grid, natural gas
distribution, or as transportation fuel.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of of Directors held
August 24, 2016.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, Kelly A Lore, Clerk of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation
District , do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. OCSD 16-12 was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of said Board on the 24th day of August, 2016, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Choi ; Deaton; Ferryman; Kiley; Kim; Kring; Mills; R. Murphy;
Nagel; Neugebauer; Nielsen; Parker; Peterson (Alternate);
Sebourn; Shawver; F. Smith; T. Smith ; Steel; Tinajero;
Wanke; Withers ; and Yarc
None
None
Beamish; Jones ; and Peotter (Alternate)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of Orange County Sanitation District this 24th day of August , 2016 .
Kelly 'A. . '
Cler of e Board
Orange County Sanitation District
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